Ingredients:

• ½ lb cabbage
• 1 large onion
• 1 or 2 cloves of garlic (crushed)
• 1 large cooking apple
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1½ pints vegetable stock (oxo cubes are fine)
• Salt and pepper

Method:

1. Wash and shred the cabbage and put into a large pan.
2. Peel and crush the garlic, peel and chop the onion, peel, core and chop the apple and put them all into the pan with the cabbage.
3. Add the ground ginger, salt, pepper and the vegetable stock.
4. Bring to the boil, cover, reduce the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes until the cabbage and apple is tender.
5. Pour into a blender/liquidiser and blend until smooth.
6. Return to the pan and re-heat.
7. Serve hot.

Serves 4 - A lovely vegetarian soup.